Monthly Archives: August 2007

Wow, a news packed day, but this one deserves a mention because I have been addicted. I tend to shy away from web games, so when a colleague at work mentioned this I was skeptical, till I started, several monkeys … Continue reading →

After my post on Seasick Steve and Ty, I thought I’d continue a write up on who else I saw at The Big Chill who has made me spend more of my hard earned cash on music. Crazy P who … Continue reading →

The web is a fantastic place, anything goes. “If you blink you might miss it” as the overused quote goes. Recently I have noticed something about which has been developed, again, by our friends over at Flickr. This development comes … Continue reading →

There is a big format war going on AGAIN. And yes, Sony, amongst others is a big player, AGAIN. And that’s the problem. So, in the red corner we have HD-DVD, in the blue corner a prototype sounding Blu-ray. Blu-ray … Continue reading →

I can’t believe this story: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/29/reincarnation_ban/ There is something very very wrong with the Chinese government wanting Tibetan Buddhist monks to get permission for reincarnation. But I’m not here with a message of “free Tibet”, I’m more intrigued how they’d … Continue reading →

Too orangey for crows? I just found out what Kia Ora means, through Flickr! It means hello in Mäori! Next fact tomorrow, if I can find one.

Today I decided to check where my rankings were on a few search engines. I tried google, and, as usual, I have been knocked off the top by the author (where was he when I first started out on the … Continue reading →

I’ve never particularly liked Apple, they do great product design, now, granted, a nice looking OS, but that’s about it. The quality is decidedly shoddy, from terrible iPod and iPhone batteries to power cables melting, so not even shoddy in … Continue reading →

I moved to East from West London about 7 months ago to Shoreditch, what a different place! There are good and bad points to both. While Shoreditch has more clubs/bars, it also doesn’t have the great ales anymore. I always … Continue reading →

A few years back now (ok 10 years back) I bought a brilliant DVD. I had to buy it from the States. It was The Grinch. Not the Jim Carrey one, but the original animated one with the song that … Continue reading →